Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2004 9:14 AM Subject:
DAY 4 (Morning) The SUN is out!!Druzi! Thanks again
for all emails! SUN SHINING BRIGHTLY! Blue cloudless sky!! My kids are chanting
"Yushchenko! Yushchenko!" while eating cereal at breakfast. Back to
the streets!! Rock n roll! The orange rev. grows! Slava Ukraini! Petro out.
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Friday, November 26, 2004 2:50 AM Subject: Day 4 Late Night Pryvit!
Ok so I'm not a professional film guy. These video clips are far too dark, but
the audio might be interesting... Today was festive.
More and more people crowding into the center. Buses and trains. Apparently the
transport minister was under orders to prevent all transport from western Ukraine
to Kyiv. He disobeyed this order... There is word of several key defections from
government. Today on the stage 100 militia officers pledged their allegiance to
Yushchenko and the people of Ukraine. Their leader kneeled on one knee and kissed
the Ukrainian flag. Unbelievably festive atmosphere.
Like a giant tail-gate party. DJ's setting up in various areas (outside) and blasting
dance music! Dancing, laughing, chanting... Photos next. Petro Sent:
Friday, November 26, 2004 2:59 AM Subject: Day 4 Night (2)The
opposition has surrounded the cabinet of ministers and apparently will refuse
allow workers to enter tomorrow. This is one of doors. They are all marked that
way. Pockets of pora are at each door. Petro Sent:
Friday, November 26, 2004 3:07 AM Subject: Day 4 (3)These
pics are from Bankova st. in front of the pres. Admin. People singing, dancing,
spirits extremely high. One example of how organized the opposition is. Access
to the area in front of the riot police is restricted by pora people. They are
screening who they allow to be in the zone. They have also set up a system of
rotating visitors through the front so they can see. At this 'yizha' stand I met
a man from Crimea. He was totally psyched stating that he just got interviewed
by a Japanese newspaper.
Petro
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Friday, November 26, 2004 3:51 AM Subject: Day 4 (4)Some
late night photos of decorated cars. Midnight to 1:30am - streets totally packed
with people...hard to explain. I've never experienced anything like, nor would
I ever have imagined it. The will is here. Euronews today referred to it as "the
Orange Revolution". Sidenote: the yanuk. Supporters
from the hill across from the cabinet of ministers is gone. Myron was there and
saw how multiple buses unloaded yanuk supporters. They marched down hruschevskoho,
and into the small dynamo stadium (Surkis is a Yanuk. Guy). Thus the hill across
from the cabinet bldg. is now covered with Yush. Supporters. Prior
to the stadium info above, I've heard that yush. Supporters are feeding and providing
warm clothes to the yanuk supporters. Thanks for all
of your support! Petro
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